How do you use Macoutes in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Macoutes in a sentence
Macoutes meaning
plural of Macoute
Using Macoutes
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Macoute
Context around Macoutes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Macoutes
- In this selection, "macoutes" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tontons and dominated stand out and add context to how "macoutes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include or tontons macoutes dominated and strengthen the macoutes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "macoutes" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with macoutes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Just as in Papa Doc’s time, the special paramilitary unit named the Volunteers of National Security, or “Tontons Macoutes” dominated. (21 words)
The Kennedy administration suspended aid in 1961, after allegations that Duvalier had pocketed aid money and intended to use a Marine Corps mission to strengthen the Macoutes. (27 words)
The Kennedy administration suspended aid in 1961, after allegations that Duvalier had pocketed aid money and intended to use a Marine Corps mission to strengthen the Macoutes. (27 words)
Just as in Papa Doc’s time, the special paramilitary unit named the Volunteers of National Security, or “Tontons Macoutes” dominated. (21 words)
Example sentences (2)
Just as in Papa Doc’s time, the special paramilitary unit named the Volunteers of National Security, or “Tontons Macoutes” dominated.
The Kennedy administration suspended aid in 1961, after allegations that Duvalier had pocketed aid money and intended to use a Marine Corps mission to strengthen the Macoutes.